Channel Islands High grads

At Channel Islands High School students in the Class of 2013 were urged to go out and make a difference during commencement Friday in Oxnard.

JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR Primo Tiongco is congratulated by physical education teacher Carol Schoenmann as Tiongco and other members of Channel Islands High School’s Class of 2013 make their way to the commencement Friday in Oxnard.

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JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR Andres Rangel (right) gives his girlfriend Maira Tomas a kiss Friday before they participate in annual commencement at Channel Islands High School in Oxnard.

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JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR Angelica Rojas uses the reflection from a glass case to make sure her hair and cap are ready for the Channel Islands High School commencement Friday in Oxnard.